1. Italy has confirmed that it will shut all schools and universities from Thursday until 15 March, as it battles to contain the coronavirus outbreak. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said the country's health service risked being overwhelmed. Most of the more than 3,000 cases are in the north but others have been confirmed in 19 of Italy's 20 regions, where the government says 107 people have died of the disease, 28 in the past 24 hours.
2. Iran reports 15 new deaths from the virus, bringing the total there to 92
3. Hospitals in the UK are asked to carry out consultations by video link to reduce the risk of infection
4. World Bank announces $12bn aid package for developing countries struggling with the virus
5. Chile and Argentina report their first cases of coronavirus
6. Hong Kong sends two chartered flights to repatriate citizens from Wuhan, where the outbreak began
7. India limits the export of certain medicines, prompting fears of global shortages of common drugs
8. German airline Lufthansa says it is grounding 150 of its 770 aircraft due to "extraordinary circumstances" in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, Reuters news agency reports.
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